Attendance at the Southern Baptist church on Scenic Drive had dwindled to about 15 most Sundays. The potted plant by the pulpit was from yet another member’s funeral. There was $5,000 in the ...

"All the old churches around here used to use Sacred Harp, back in the 1940s and before," Tony explained. Most have gone to "the new book" (a typical hymnal) and piano and other instruments.

A 121-year-old southern church has been spectacularly transformed into a gorgeous four-bedroom family home that's now on the market for an eye-watering $1.6million. The modest 1902 Southern church ...

Southern Baptist churches in South Carolina — the Old South, ... The church is only about a decade old in a region that has several Baptist churches that can date back to George Washington's time.

The handwritten resolution, signed by 116 Baptist ministers from Massachusetts who called slavery “repugnant,” was thought to ...

For a number of U.S. Protestant churches, the Civil War had the divisive effect of a minor Reformation. The Baptists, Presbyterians, Methodists and Lutherans split into Northern and Southern ...

Traditional churches across the nation that once bustled with activity now sit largely empty on Sunday mornings. As more and more parishioners opt for contemporary styles of worship or quit church ...

The 100-year-old church is still part of the Progressive National Baptist ... The number of black Southern Baptist churches has increased from zero in the mid-20th century to nearly 3,400 ...